2007-12-11 04:44:26 · 5 answers · asked by Me 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
He published his work in an obscure journal.
2007-12-11 04:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mendel didn't actually discover genes, or DNA, or any of the actual workings and mechanisms of genetics.
All he actually did was observe and record the paterns in which certain traits are passed from generation to generation, or are not passed on, as the case may be.
Basically, he discovered inheritance, not genetics.
2007-12-11 12:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by juicy_wishun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biology did not exist as a science at the time.
2007-12-11 13:16:36 · answer #3 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he published his work in a weird journal and in German so it limited the people who had access to it. In addition, he worked on peas and people did not grasp that DNA was in plants yet
2007-12-11 12:52:03 · answer #4 · answered by oneworld 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't he a physicist?? Maybe that's why.
2007-12-11 13:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by ~Gemini~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋